The Merry Widow ; Libretto after Henri Meilhac

by Viktor Léon (Libretto), Franz Lehár (Music), Henri Meilhac (Play)

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Paperback

First published October 1, 1905

About the author

Victor Léon, also Viktor Léon (born Victor Hirschfeld) 4 January 1858 – 23 February 1940, was a well-known Jewish librettist.

He collaborated with Leo Stein to produce the libretto of Franz Lehár's romantic operetta The Merry Widow (Die lustige Witwe).

Léon's property was confiscated after Austria's annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938. He died of starvation while in hiding in 1940 at the age of 82.